Reply to the Question: "How can You Become a Poet?" by Eve Merriam
In "A Motto from Poets: Leave Stone," Retamar uses trees and stones metaphorically to advise poets. At this page, you will find another poem about writing poetry that uses a metaphor to convey its message. How are trees and leaves used in Merriam’s poem? Are they used metaphorically as they are in Retamar’s poem? Record your answers in the Web Links Activity Log.

Rebels: Painters and Poets of the 1950s
A publisher as well as a poet, Ferlinghetti is perhaps best known for his association with the Beat Movement of the 1950s. This Smithsonian Institution exhibit showcases the writers and painters of the Beat era. Scroll down each frame to read how the Beats rejected conventional guidelines of expression and expanded the definitions of art. After browsing the site, create a poster advertising this exhibit.